England once again won the Lady Milne International Trophy , with Scotland a close 2nd. Northern Ireland performed very well , coming third, which was their best result for a number of years. The final positions were as follows. 1 England 154 2 Scotland 148 3 Northern Ireland 113 4 Republic of Ireland 101 5 Wales 79
A BRIDGE TOO FAR
BY Tom O Hanlon and Enda Murphy
Published by Acumen Press
Price 10 POUNDS :: pp 305
This book is subtitled A First Year as a Pro . It is co written by Tom O Hanlon, a member of the very successful Irish team and Enda Murphy who wrote the book Silver for Ireland. It narrates O Hanlons first year as a professional bridge and poker player. It is a very readable book but it has one major blemish. It contains 9 instances of the four letter word, which is ubiquitous, in modern day Irish conversation and in the media. They add nothing to the book but in fact detract from it. I have been reviewing bridge books for more than 20 years and I have never seen a four letter word in any of them. It is a very good read notwithstanding. Chapter 3 is devoted to Team Ireland, wherein he introduces us to the members of the team, their systems, the development of the team, and the competitions they played in leading up to Warsaw 2006. Chapter 4 deals with the marvellous performance in Warsaw and the winning of the silver medal. Chapter 5 deals with the inauguration of the Buffet Cup, bridge version of the Ryder Cup, and played simultaneously . Chapter 6 deals with his experiences in the 2007 Camrose Cup . Chapter 9 deals with the disappointment of Shanghai and the Bermuda Bowl . The team did not perform to their high standards , despite beating Norway and Holland who won Gold and Bronze medals in the competition. They finished 17th of 22 teams. The book is well illustrated with hands and the reasoning behind their tactics. It is a good read despite the shortcoming already mentioned.
The Lindsay team won Premier 1 League by 3 VPs from the Lavery team which had been leading. Lavery was held to a draw by the Mc Dowell team 15/15 while Lindsay defeated Cole 25/3. The final round resulted as follows. Mc Dowell drew with Lavery 15/15 VPs Lindsay defeated Cole 25/3 VPs Ferguson drew with O Kane 15/15 VPs Mackenzie defeated Richey 22/8 VPs
The final positions are as follows 1 Lindsay 147 2 Lavery 144 3 Mc Kenzie 113 4 Cole 102 5 Mc Dowell 88 6 Ferguson 82 7 O Kane 72 8 Richey 60 Richey has been relegated to Premier 2 League and O Kane will have a play off against the 2nd team in Premier 2 to remain in Premier 1.
BALMORAL BRIDGE CLUB
N/S 1 T Casey : B Mathews
2 A OKane : P McGrory
2 A Shannon : S Lowe
E/W 1 G : P Turkington
2 J Trinder : M Stevenson
3 M : N McGaughey
BELFAST BOAT CLUB
N/S 1 R. Burns : I. Lindsay
1 K.Roddy : C. Field
3 S. McIvor : E. Graham
E/W 1 J. Martin : P. Nicholl
2 P. Dufton : D. Patterson
3 F. Boyd : S, McCaughan
BELFAST SCHOOL OF BRIDGE
N/S 1. T Leonard : R Jordan
2 L McGuckin : I McGinn
2 E Sloan : K McKee
E/W 1. N : A Beattie
2 B Rogan : S Cash
2 B Rooney : J Corr
BRUNSWICK BRIDGE CLUB
N/S 1 M : C Grimes
2 S Millership : N Franklin
3 H Cole : K Hawtin
E/W 1 R Morrow : E Andrew
2 C : I Bell
3 B Henry : P Hill
CITY OF DERRY BRIDGE CLUB
1 S Donaghy : T Mc Dermott 2 C Duffy : P Byrne 3 K Mc Cay : A Bergin 4 N Mc Mahon : J Bergin 5 J Crowch : G Morrison 6 Fr Mc Gonagle : P Bergin
COOKE RUGBY CLUB
Green Section
N/S 1 E Bryan : B Mathews
2 A Weir : H Artt
3 P McAleer : R Rodrigues
E/W 1 A Cramp : E Lesage
2 P : G Turkington
3 K Ginn : P Nicholl
Black Section
N/S 1 A : D Rooney
2 J Hughes : D Rowan
3 A Dick : M Reid
3 A Anderson : J Cameron.
E/W 1 M Kane : P Brown
2 M Jennings : C Jackson
3 M Hughes : P Essery
3 E Finlay : M Rice.
DERRYVOLGIE BRIDGE CLUB
Event 1 (Novice)
N/S 1.M Ball : R. Nicols
2.S Nield : M Lewis
3.S O Brien : M Breen
E/W 1.S Cheyne : L Agar
2.H Booth : P Montgomery
3.G Mulligan : D Anderson
Event 2
1 L McCloskey : D Curran
2 C Toner : D Lorenc
3 S Leggett : B O Rawe
4 G Jamison : A Toner
5 R Caraher : M McCann
Event 3
1 R Heatherington : L McCloskey
1 P McGill : F McManus
3 D Curran : O Comerton
4 N Murphy : B Foy
5 D Molony : E Pearson
6 A Mooney : M Morgan
Event 4 (Inter B )
N/S 1 A : F Mulholland
2 T Deevy : M McGarry
3 M McCorry : N Monaghan
E/W 1 A Fitzsimons : U Gordon
2 M Higgins : O Hunter
3 A : D Rooney
DOWNPATRICK BRIDGE CLUB
N/S 1. A. Killen : D. McCurry
2. H : A. Burns
3. B : I. McStay
E/W 1. M. Gibson : R. Fleming
2. G. Fitzgerald : P. Dynes
3. P. : D. Monteleone
HARLEQUINS RUGBY CLUB
N/S 1 T. Hanley : E. Graham
2 B. Clingen : A. Kerr
3 J.Whiteside : W.W. Hanna
E/W 1 M. Reid : W. Kerr
2 B. Matthews : T. Curran
3 S. Egli : E. Bryan
KELVIN/MALONE
Event 1
N/S 1 J : G McCormick
2 E : J Crabb
3 S : J Tinsley
E/W 1 R Edgeworth : T Sproule
2 S Stevenson : I Orr
2 D Lorenc : R Mayne
Event 2
1 A Wilson : M Rice
2 M O Neill : J McCloskey
3 W Gunning : M Ferguson
Event 4
N/S 1 I Orr : T Sproule
2 D McSwiney : W Matthews
3 K Murphy : H Kane
E/W 1 O McKeague : M Edwards
2 P McCartney : M Murray
3 D Lindsay : B Scott
Event 4 (Inter B )
N/S 1 A : D Rooney
2 N : M McGaughey
3 F Hempton : I McQueen
E/W 1 E Godfrey : J Houston
2 S Jeffries : E Jones
3 J Savage : J Lowry
MAGHERA BRIDGE CLUB
N-S 1 A Brennan : C Collier
2 B Sargent : E McNicholl
3 S : B Gillan
E-W 1 D Watters : J Kuriacose
2 Z O Kane : R O Neill
3 T Bradley : P McAllister
NEWCASTLE BRIDGE CLUB
1 T O Gallagher : F McGreevy 2 A Davey : P Jennings 3 W Speedy : M McClelland 4 J McCoy : B Foy 5 A Murdock : P Murdock 6 K Pinkerton : J Taylor
PORTADOWN BRIDGE CLUB
N/S 1 J : D Canniffe
2 R Bloch : A Dobson
3 S Hornsby : D Doyle
E/W 1 M Kirwan : S Turner
2 E Keville : M O Neill
3 J Turner : R Mason
ST JOSEPH S CARRYDUFF
N/S 1 C.Marquess : P.Prenter
2 P.Dynes : Fr.S.Mc.Cartney
3 S.Egli : A.Mc.Kay
E/W 1 A.Conaghan : M.Bradley
2 H.Robb : E.Kelly
3 S.Keyland : I.Holland
SHAWS BRIDGE CLUB
N/S 1 L Dickson : M Irvine
2 G Parker : M Parker
3 L Forsythe : H Watson.
E/W 1 M Mullan : P McNamee
2 J Gordon : J Young
3 H Morrison : J Young.
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Tony Casey